Rarest figs?

GoodFriendMike said:
He is in my friend list which does not mean much. But I can try to message him. Think you know this area well
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Not too far a drive from my peeps... depending on exact location maybe 3-4 hours
 
rnexus said:
Some people like to show off what they have and never, or rarely sell. Lloyd with white baca comes to mind as the perfect example. I was thinking there's a good chance Giuseppe is doing the same. Either that, or its a marketing tactic.
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There's something about calling to say you're down the street and want to pop by :)
 
doubleblue said:
Hi Ray,
Yes, that’s right. The worry is that these fig trees could carry Xylella, a dangerous disease that also attacks olive trees and other plants. Because of this risk, it’s not allowed to move or sell plants from that area.
In addition, it seems Giuseppe Gaetani himself has no intention of sharing this variety widely with the fig community.
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I was looking at his FB posts, he mentioned a small "group/sub-group" of this fig that has a lot of the same charastics and flavor profiles, even color changes--he mentioned the names--thought it was four figs. I'll have to go back and look.

Edit: Here's what Giuseppe Gaetani said in a FB post--translated to english

Even in the world of figs there are families like the Fracazzane, typically Salentin.
This one consists of at least five specimens of biferi and parthenocarpic species, 2 of which are red skinned, namely the red Fracazzano and the Pintu Fracazzano.
The differences are minimal if not in the shape of the medium-sized fruit, all have the trilobate leaf thrown with wide breasts, the same very sweet pulp with acheni and the same smooth skin.
The others are white, black and multicolored, then there is some mutation.
Both fruits of the 5 varieties mature slightly after the other summers.
 
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rayray said:
I was looking at his FB posts, he mentioned a small "group/sub-group" of this fig that has a lot of the same charastics and flavor profiles, even color changes--he mentioned the names--thought it was four figs. I'll have to go back and look.

Edit: Here's what Giuseppe Gaetani said in a FB post--translated to english

Even in the world of figs there are families like the Fracazzane, typically Salentin.
This one consists of at least five specimens of biferi and parthenocarpic species, 2 of which are red skinned, namely the red Fracazzano and the Pintu Fracazzano.
The differences are minimal if not in the shape of the medium-sized fruit, all have the trilobate leaf thrown with wide breasts, the same very sweet pulp with acheni and the same smooth skin.
The others are white, black and multicolored, then there is some mutation.
Both fruits of the 5 varieties mature slightly after the other summers.
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Interesting. How did he acquire it, or breed it, or mutate it?
 
GoodFriendMike said:
Anybody know this seller? https://anatolianfigs.com/fig-cuttings-2024/
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For what it's worth Giuseppe Gaetani has said on FB that him and his family are the only one's with the real Fraccazano Multicolore fig, and that they will not share it with anyone or the fig community. He also stated if anyone by chance comes across one for sale that it's not the real Fraccazano Multicolore fig, that it's impossible cause it's never been shared with anyone.
 
rayray said:
For what it's worth Giuseppe Gaetani has said on FB that him and his family are the only one's with the real Fraccazano Multicolore fig, and that they will not share it with anyone or the fig community. He also stated if anyone by chance comes across one for sale that it's not the real Fraccazano Multicolore fig, that it's impossible cause it's never been shared with anyone.
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Look what I have. Too bad you cant have it...lol

Best not to share with the world what you don't want others to have. He's setting himself up to have someone steal it.

This scenario also poses another question. Does he even have what he says he has? Strange that hes the only person in the world with such a unique trait.
 
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Fraccazano Pintu and Rosso

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I believe there is also a Fraccazano Nero, which would be the 5th fig in the Fraccazano family

Unless I'm misunderstanding Giuseppe's FB post they taste similar? Unless he was talking about the Fraccazano Pintu and Rosso tasting similar?

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If there is a legitimate reason why a "fig" or anything else not shared I can understand it, the reason. If it's for no other reason other than "I/we don't want to share" then I can't get behind that thought process.
 
Fig Gazer said:
Fraccazano Multicolore fig ,like to see a photo of the fruit ? Not a good idea to hype up a fig then declare it un obtainable ! HARD to provide 24/7 security to a 6" piece of wood . ONE LITTLE SNIP and your monaply is over .
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Scroll up, @doubleblue posted the pic--but I think in that pic the other Fraccazano's are in the pic or most of them--Nero/Pintu/Rosso/Bianca/Multicolore
 
ktrain said:
Dare I say it...Black Crimean seems like a rare one, haven't been able to put my hands on it for the last 4 to 5 years.
Still want it. Lol
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Black Crimean is almost certainly the same as the old French cultivar Negronne/Violette de Bordeaux. I have grown both and could see no difference. A very likely reason for the name BC is clear from the following: In the years before WW2 a large number of the best fig varieties were collected from various countries, including France, to be grown in the Nikitsky Botanical Gardens in the Crimea, not least for research purposes. In fact, fig varieties were collected from abroad for the Nikitsky BC ever since it was founded in 1812, and undoubtedly Negronne would have been one of them. It is easy to see why any specimens of this black fig - 'negronne' = 'black' - emanating from this famous botanical garden should have been called Black Crimean (Крымского Черного in Russian).
 
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